Celta gives up against Getafe

Getafe chalked up a very useful win at the Coliseum against a Celta de Vigo side which did not play well, offering no resistance to Luis García's team. The home team dominated the match throughout and carried off the three points to move well clear of the relegation spots in the BBVA league.

Colunga broke the deadlock in the 10th minute, only for Celta to equalise against the run of play through Augusto Fernández. Getafe continued to look very dangerous and before the interval had hit the Galicians with two more goals - Diego Castro scoring in the 34th minute and Fede Fernández in the 42nd. Getafe went off at half-time 3-1 up.

The second half produced hardly any chances, and neither side managed to score. Celta de Vigo now officially has the worst away record in the league, having picked up only four points away from Balaídos. The Celta players had a very bad day at the office, and the defence made too many mistakes, which in turn made Getafe’s job a great deal easier.

Celta manager Paco Herrera surprised everyone when, in the 65th minute, he took off Iago Aspas, bringing on a youth team forward, Santi Mina. Celta de Vigo remains in the relegation spots and will have to keep on working to escape the danger zone of the league.